Overview

• Cincinnati won 1-0 on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep, with Matt McLain scoring on a two-out Gavin Lux double after a 1 hour, 11 minute rain delay.
• The Reds are tied with the Mets for the last NL Wild Card and hold the head-to-head tiebreaker, part of a five-game win streak and a 10-5 run since Sept. 5 as New York has slumped.
• Andrew Abbott tossed 4 2/3 scoreless innings before Nick Martinez bridged 2 1/3 clean frames, and Tony Santillan locked down his seventh save after the Cubs stranded two in the ninth.
• The sweep featured two 1-0 Reds wins, including Hunter Greene’s complete-game shutout in the opener, as Chicago’s post-clinch skid continued following a week of increased home runs allowed.
• Chicago’s magic number to secure the NL’s top wild-card seed stayed at 4 per local reporting, and the Cubs adjusted depth by optioning Porter Hodge, recalling Jordan Wicks, with Daniel Palencia eligible to return Tuesday.